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Jean reached Ali's office, only to discover she already had someone with her, so he found a chair around the corner and sat down to wait. No one had bothered to close the open door, so he heard the conversation clearly.
"My roommate, Jean Pennant," he heard a woman say.
Audra – and she was talking about him! Requesting a room transfer. That might not be a bad idea. Then he'd actually get some sleep instead of worrying that tonight she'd decide he wasn't allowed to live a minute longer. He wasn't sure he could bring himself to fight a woman. It just wouldn't be right. Even just the thought of it left a sour taste in his mouth.
She mentioned the ship, the icebreaker, where Doug said she'd nursed him. Except, by the sound of things, something had happened aboard the ship that
